What VPN have you switched to after the Mullvad situation. I have looked at nym and ivpn. But don’t know if they are any good.

  • purplish2323@piefed.socialEnglish
    18·
    5 days ago

    I am also considering either IVPN or Nym. Not sure which is best for best privacy/security. Probably IVPN? Can anyone more knowledgeable help me decide between these two?

    • nfreak@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      5 days ago

      I’ve been looking at IVPN as well. Nym seems interesting but seems very new and idk if they offer Wireguard configuration files (I don’t think they’re even WG-based? I could be wrong)

      I’m sitting on Mullvad for a week to do research into alternatives. Apparently their support team is handing out full refunds far outside their typical policy because of this shitshow, no questions asked. IVPN so far is looking promising, but I don’t know a damn thing about the company and people behind it.

      • nevyn@slrpnk.netEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        The recent contact I have had with ivpn suggests the company is genuine, and customer service is good. Unfortunately they do not tick the boxes for me re: linux software, and southern hemisphere servers. Definitely worth considering if in northern hemisphere though, maybe even south for some.

      • Alavi@programming.dev
        6·
        5 days ago

        I have purchased nym last week.

        1. I got the 1 year plan which came at a great price (price is really important for me atm)
        2. its apps arent as robust and good as mullvad, use more resources. But still do able.
        3. They dont offer config files
        4. It’s speeds seems pretty promising. Better than mullvad
        5. It takes it a while to connect. Maybe up to 1m. While mullvad connected immediately.

        If mullvad wasn’t expensive for me I’d stick with it.

        • scytale@piefed.zipEnglish
          2·
          5 days ago

          I heard about Nym a couple of months back and #3 was a deal breaker for me. Too bad it’s still the case today.

          • nevyn@slrpnk.netEnglish
            1·
            1 day ago

            #3 is not something I have seen before, seems an odd choice for them Their server list is over 75 pages on their website, a pain in the arse to assess, the app itself appears to give no indication of servers, you have to guess, or search.